Steve Bannon hit out at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, saying she should be challenged by ‘Real MAGA’

Steve Bannon hit out at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, saying she should be challenged by ‘Real MAGA’

Steve Bannon criticized his former ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's decision to support the debt-ceiling deal and called for her to be challenged in the next primary. Bannon, a former strategist for ex-President Donald Trump, wrote on the conservative social-media platform that Greene and Rep. Jim Jordan should face primary challenges by "Real MAGA." He made the comment in response to a that detailed how the two representatives helped House Speaker Kevin McCarthy get his debt deal through. The deal raised the debt ceiling until January 2025, ensuring the US avoided a default. While the , it faced some opposition from the more hardline right and left wings of the parties. Greene, a member of the highly conservative Freedom Caucus, voted in favor of the deal, despite the caucus' opposition to it. This move, combined with her previous in his bid to become House Speaker, appears to have angered MAGA Republican Bannon. In another post on , Bannon wrote: "The 149 must be held accountable for the most Anti-MAGA vote in history." Greene was once a frequent critic of McCarthy, but the two have formed an The Georgia congresswoman has held on to her seat since she first took office